Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 36

May 7, 2022 at 3pm UK

Brentford Community Stadium

Brentford
3 - 0
Southampton

Jansson (13'), Wissa (14'), Ajer (79')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Diallo (17')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Brentford and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Brentford

Last Six:

Last Game: Brentford 1-2 Leeds
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Crystal Palace	38	4	48
13	Brentford	38	-8	46
14	Aston Villa	38	-2	45

Southampton

Last Six:

Last Game: Leicester 4-1 Southampton
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
14	Aston Villa	38	-2	45
15	Southampton	38	-24	40
16	Everton	38	-23	39

We said: Brentford 2-1 Southampton

End-of-season encounters when neither club has a great deal to fight for can be particularly unpredictable, but the form book points towards a Brentford win in this one - so long as they can prove that Monday's defeat to Manchester United was merely a blip. Southampton have been shipping a lot of goals lately, and with the likes of Eriksen and Toney in Brentford's ranks, we believe that could be enough for the hosts to come away with all three points this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brentford win with a probability of 41.41%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 32.63% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.12%). The likeliest Southampton win was 0-1 (8.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.

Result
Brentford	Draw	Southampton
41.41%	25.95%	32.63%

Both teams to score 53.7%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.44%

50.56%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.52%

72.47%

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.84%

24.16%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.52%

58.48%

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.8%

29.19%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.86%

65.14%

Score Analysis

Brentford 41.41%

Southampton 32.63%

Draw 25.95%

Brentford	Draw	Southampton
1-0 @ 10.02% 2-1 @ 8.76% 2-0 @ 7.12% 3-1 @ 4.15% 3-0 @ 3.37% 3-2 @ 2.55% 4-1 @ 1.47% 4-0 @ 1.2% 4-2 @ 0.91% Other @ 1.87% Total : 41.41%	1-1 @ 12.33% 0-0 @ 7.05% 2-2 @ 5.39% 3-3 @ 1.05% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.95%	0-1 @ 8.68% 1-2 @ 7.59% 0-2 @ 5.35% 1-3 @ 3.12% 2-3 @ 2.21% 0-3 @ 2.19% 1-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.52% Total : 32.63%